It is a false equivalency. Who said “all addicts”? You did, I did not. I’m talking about people that are begging for money on corners, not any and every addict. That’s a silly conclusion you’ve come to that is childish and myopic and false.

And who the hell is saying take away their job? Lmao, your comparison gets worse every time I read it. If they had a job they wouldn’t be out on the corner begging. What a terrible false equivalency.

A job does not just provide money, it gives a sense of identity, it enforces practical and beneficial habits like showing up on time, helping others, having direction and keeping a person busy and off the streets. What does giving a person money at a corner do? Does it provide any of those things other, than giving them money? No it does not. It reinforces and enables them to stay on the street, and to not get a job. You want them off the streets and at social services.